| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Saussurea bullata W.W.Sm. trib. Cardueae |
| Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8: 206 (1914) |
| Native Range | sc. China (nw. Yunnan) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland and scree |
| Altitude | 3600-4300m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, orbiculate to broadly ovate, rounded, dentate, abaxially white tomentose, adaxially yellow-green, capitula small, 2-8, crowded, involucre campanulate |
| Size | 5-16cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |